As it turns out, finger snapping is something of a tradition at poetry readings. It started during the s in Greenwich Village where a generation of American youth dropped out, called themselves Beatniks and gathered in dingy basement apartments to read their own poetry. Instead of clapping, which would disturb residents living upstairs, they snapped their fingers.
More importantly, I guess, you can snap your fingers with one hand, which leaves the other free to hold your wine glass — an important part of being a Beatnik. Finger snapping as applause actually had its roots with the ancient Romans. Reportedly, they also flapped their togas and waved their handkerchiefs — a practice continued today, of course, at fraternity functions and sporting events.
The history of applause is rich with variations. Medieval French theater paid professional applauders to attend plays and operas. In other activist circles, like political groups formed at Brown or Yale university , college students have started snapping at rallies or protests.
In , Yale students used this powerful tool to gain attention from a school official about his stance on offensive halloween costumes. Students are seen snapping in unison in a video of the protest that went viral. Students are also snapping in discussion-based classes on college campuses, says Ilan Stavans, a professor at Amherst College. Snapping, it appears, it less disruptive than clapping.
The same is true in elementary and middle schools, where snapping helps keeps students calm and relatively quiet. Same here! This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Checkout Simplemost for other great tips and ideas to make the most out of life. Actions Facebook Tweet Email. People are snapping instead of clapping more these days. By: Bonnie Azoulay. Active 4 years ago. Viewed 23k times. Improve this question.
It's a poetry thing, not a "hipster" thing. I haven't seen it, so I don't know the context but this might help: currentzionsville. Catija Thanks. The scene in the movie didn't include poetry, strangely. And thanks for the correction about "hipsters"; your article mentions beatniks. Guess I don't know my hipsters from my beatniks. It may be a reference to that program. Off-topic, finger snapping has always been the way in which we "applaud" a good play in our local region at the very least for billiards, foosball and darts.
Applause is too loud for what should only amount to a non-verbal "nice one", which can happen fairly often in an extended game. Consider it a sort of "mini-applause", snapping your finger to your hand is a smaller version of smacking your hand to your other hand. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. If I may, your recollection is slightly off. Kevin Costner finishes up by praising their work and applauds them and they respond in kind.
On the other hand, as pointed out by our OP Jim Parsons was holding a newspaper, so he couldn't clap , which could have motivated his character to snap with one hand.
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